The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to decline in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan.
The daily COVID-19 report for June 6 shows that there was one new COVID case in South East 4 – the only new case of the virus for the South East region.
But there were also 12 recoveries in Zone 4, leaving the total number of active cases at 23 – the lowest number in weeks.
There are 73 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on June 6, bringing the provincial total to 47,359 cases.
The other new cases for Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North East, 1; North West, 9; North Central, 8; Saskatoon, 26; Central West, 2; Central East, 6; Regina, 13; and South Central, 7.
No new deaths were reported for June 6.
Another 119 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 45,617. Fourteen of the new recoveries are from the South East.
A total of 1,196 cases are considered active, including 84 from the South East.
There are 101 people in hospital. Eighty-two people are receiving inpatient care, including one in the South East. Nineteen people are in intensive care, including two out-of-province transfers from Manitoba.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 103 (8.4 per 100,000).
There were 1,820 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on June 5, including 58 from the South East.
An additional 13,642 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 800,772. The South East accounted for 1,227 doses.
Seventy-eight per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy-two per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-seven per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose, while 65 per cent of those 12+ have also received their first dose.
